This biographical data was taken from the Federal Judicial Center [link] on Sep 27, 2017:

Born 1965 in Ennis, TX

Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of TexasNominated by Barack Obama on January 7, 2015, to a seat vacated by Kenneth M. Hoyt. Confirmed by the Senate on April 13, 2015, and received commission on April 15, 2015.

Education: University of Houston, B.S., 1988University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1991